A/HRC/29/51 Contents Page I. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 3 II. Activities of the Special Rapporteur ....................................................................... 2 3 III. Human rights in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant ............. 10–59 3 A. Background ..................................................................................................... 13–20 4 B. Legal framework ............................................................................................. 21–23 7 C. Human rights and humanitarian law violations attributable to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant .............................................................. 24–31 7 D. Accountability................................................................................................. 32–34 11 E. Response of the Security Council ................................................................... 35–45 12 F. Impact on civilians of the military response to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant ............................................................... 46–58 15 Role of the Security Council in authorizing the use of force .......................... 59 19 Conclusions and recommendations ........................................................................ 60–63 20 G. IV. 2 Paragraphs